Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is a government building in City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts which is located on Binney Street. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is situated nearby to the fountain Galaxy: Earth Sphere, as well as near the locality Kendall Square.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include MIT Museum and TD Garden.
MIT Museum
Museum
The MIT Museum, founded in 1971, is part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It hosts collections of holography, technology-related artworks, artificial intelligence, architecture, robotics, maritime history, and the history of MIT. MIT Museum is situated 1,300 feet south of Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
TD Garden
Stadium
Photo: Nywalton, Public domain.
TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening in 1995. TD Garden is situated 1¼ miles east of Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
Galaxy: Earth Sphere
Fountain
Galaxy: Earth Sphere is a 1989 fountain and sculpture by Joe Davis, installed in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The artwork was designed to emit streams of low-temperature steam from time to time, but the pipes sourcing this emission have been broken for some time. Galaxy: Earth Sphere is situated 1,100 feet south of Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kendall Square and East Cambridge.
Kendall Square
Locality
Kendall Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The square itself is located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway.
East Cambridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston on the east, the Somerville border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.
Wellington-Harrington
Neighborhood
Wellington-Harrington, also known as Area 3, is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Overlapping with Inman Square and Kendall Square, it is bounded by Hampshire Street and Broadway on the southwest, the Grand Junction railroad tracks on the east, and the Somerville town line on the north.
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- Type: Government building
- Address: 220 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Categories: government office, building, and office
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36537° or 42° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-71.08541° or 71° 5′ 8″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Levels
13Open location code
87JC9W87+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1196985630OpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentGeoNames ID
12358558
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